Can you reserve a site at Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery?

No. Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery, District of Columbia — sites, fees and cancellation alerts

The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is America's first federal art collection, dedicated to the enjoyment and understanding of American art. The museum celebrates the extraordinary creativity of our country's artists, whose works are windows on the American experience.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery collects, exhibits, studies, and preserves American crafts and decorative arts from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. Housed in a historic architectural landmark across the street from the White House, the Renwick features one-of-a-kind pieces created from clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood.

Selections from the Renwick's permanent collection of American crafts and decorative arts are displayed on a rotating basis in the second-floor galleries. Popular works include Larry Fuente's Game Fish, Wendell Castle's Ghost Clock, and Albert Paley's Portal Gates. Temporary exhibitions of American crafts and decorative arts are shown on the Renwick's first floor. There special exhibitions highlighting contemporary artists as well as traditions in American crafts open in the spring and fall.

The museum is open from 11:30am to 7pm daily (except December 25). The Renwick is open from 10am. to 5:30pm, daily (except December 25).

Getting there

The museum is located at 8th and F Streets N.W. in the heart of Washington, D.C.'s vibrant new downtown.

The museum's Renwick Gallery is located near the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street N.W.

38.89733, -77.02359 · 38°53'50.4"N 77°1'24.9"W

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Typical weather

Typically 90°F in Jul, down to 45°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	45	48	56	68	77	85	90	88	82	70	58	49
Low °F	28	30	37	46	57	66	71	69	62	49	39	32
Precip in	3.0	2.8	4.0	3.4	4.3	4.6	4.6	3.7	4.1	4.2	3.2	3.7

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 3.1 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Fees and stay limits

Free

From Recreation.gov, which is not always current. The operator's own page is the authority on what you will be charged.

Common questions about Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

Can you reserve a site at Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery?: No. Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery